Benin vs United Kingdom: Political Polarization Score

Benin
-0.273
in 2025
United Kingdom
-0.281
in 2025
Benin rank
106th
United Kingdom rank
107th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Benin
  • United Kingdom
-1.5-1-0.500.5190019622025

How they compare

Benin currently reports -0.273 against -0.281 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 106th and United Kingdom ranks 107th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1900s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1910s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1920s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1930s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1940s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1950s -0.6 -0.828 0.228 Benin
1960s -0.014 -0.828 0.814 Benin
1970s 0.258 -0.828 1.09 Benin
1980s 0.317 -0.828 1.15 Benin
1990s -1.3 -0.828 0.4721 United Kingdom
2000s -1.3 -0.828 0.4672 United Kingdom
2010s -0.8462 -0.6168 0.2294 United Kingdom
2020s -0.2302 -0.173 0.0572 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Benin or United Kingdom?
Benin, at -0.273 against -0.281 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Benin and United Kingdom?
0.008, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United Kingdom?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and United Kingdom rank globally for political polarization score?
Benin ranks 106th and United Kingdom ranks 107th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Polarization Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which society is divided into hostile political camps, where political differences undermine social relationships and discourage interaction across ideological lines.